Diabetes

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I recently had a reader request for recipes that are suitable for those afflicted with diabetes. A new cookbook, "Diabetes Cooking 101" is an excellent resource for diabetics. The book by Perin Davis includes 101 delicious and diverse recipes that have been kitchen tested and include the exchanges necessary for accurate food preparation. I have selected my favorite recipes from the book, but you don't have to be a diabetic to enjoy them. Greek Salad 8 (1 and 1/2-cup)

Have you seen the shoes that some diabetics have to wear? Let's just say that orthopedic footwear is in no danger of giving the boot to the fashioney-fabulous looks of Jimmy Choo or Christian Louboutin any time soon. South Florida's Eleanor Leine n is trying to change all of that with her Walk Another Way line. Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 2003, she was not happy with the lack of choices. So the self-professed glamazon got 9 local artists to put some "pow and wow" into a color palette that never ranged further than basic hues.

University of Florida researchers teamed with colleagues at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., to devise a new combination therapy that reverses established Type 1 diabetes in mice. The findings, which appear in the journal Science Translational Medicine , set the stage for the development of a new human therapy for Type 1 diabetes that is effective over the long term. The two-step regimen involves bone marrow transplantation and substances that promote the growth of cells that produce insulin, the sugar-regulating hormone that is missing in people who have Type 1 diabetes.

All in support of the Diabetes Research Institute's (DRI) "Randi Fibus-Caster Pro Am Diabetes Golf Classic" amateurs played golf alongside pros at The Polo Club of Boca Raton . Chairs Jeanne and Ken Fibus invited guests to join them for a cocktail party and dinner. The event was named for their daughter who has lived with type 1 diabetes for 50 years. DRI is a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. "In the past decade I've received two islet cell transplants at the Diabetes Research Institute, and now I take no insulin," said Randi Fibus-Caster.

On April 28 the Boca Country Club will host a "Spring Fashion Show" to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) Greater Palm Beach County Chapter. The event is from noon to 4 p.m. and chaired by Rebecca Coulson and Amy Coulson. Proceeds will benefit the JDRF to allow researchers the means to keep working to find a cure for diabetes. Guests are invited to enjoy a luncheon, a silent auction and live entertainment from local celebrities including singers Griff Anthony, Fabian Hernandez and Kendra Fulmer.

Coral Springs resident Jared Koesten had the time of his life last year during the South Florida Tour de Cure, a local cycling event that benefits the American Diabetes Association. He enjoyed the event so much that he decided to hit the pavement once again earlier this month with about 400 other riders for the same cause. "The rough weather conditions didn't really scare me out there," Koesten said. "When I was turning a corner in the wind, it was easy to slip, but I just kept thinking about the cause and how the funds help those in need.

Crystal Bowersox, whose brief hospitalization during Season 9 of “American Idol” brought type 1 diabetes to prime time TV, will be the featured entertainment at the second annual Walk with Walgreens Family Fun Day and Health Fair on Saturday at Central Broward Regional Park (3700 N.W. 11th Place, Lauderhill). The singer-songwriter, who finished as the runner-up to 2010 “Idol” winner Lee DeWyze, will give an acoustic performance after the walk, which begins at 9 a.m. (check-in opens at 8 a.m.)

FORT PIERCE - A onetime Elvis impersonator who police said kept them at bay for four hours Monday by threatening use of the deadly poison Ricin has blamed his behavior on diabetes. About 100 people were evacuated from America's Best Value Inn, near Interstate 95, after Michael James Conley, 64, refused to come out of Room 122 when police knocked on his door at 3:45 p.m. Monday to question him about a stolen car in the parking lot. He became belligerent, officers said, blocking the door with a 300-pound television and yelled that he had Ricin, a few grains of which is strong enough to kill a person.

Q : I was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes based on a high fasting blood sugar. Do I need to start medication right away? If so, which medication is best? A : Diet and exercise are the ideal treatments for type 2 diabetes. However, even when lifestyle changes are successful at first, most of us don't stay with them. The lost weight has a way of finding its way back home, to our middles. Several years ago, the American Diabetes Association's guidelines acknowledged this reality.

"Fast and Flavorful: Great Diabetes Meals from Market to Table" by local food writer Linda Gassenheimer, contains handy shopping lists, helpful suggestions and countdowns for preparing more than 120 easy-to-prepare, quick, diabetes-friendly dinners. Proceeds from the book also go to further the American Diabetes Association's mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Below are some of my favorite recipes from the book with the diabetic exchanges listed below each recipe.